Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-33225
Location: Yegorlykskaya district,Rostov region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operating in below-minima weather conditions with thick fog crashed into a snow-covered field, resulting in fire and total loss of the aircraft.An-2 aircraft operating in below-minima weather conditions with thick fog crashed into a snow-covered field, resulting in fire and total loss of the aircraft.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) im. Kirova in the Yegorlykskaya District of the Rostov Region in below-minima weather conditions with thick fog. The pilot descended in order to find the airstrip but the aircraft impacted a snow-covered field some 1,000 metres from the airstrip, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions ? thick fog and low visibility ? combined with the aircraft?s descent to locate an airstrip, leading to a catastrophic impact.Severe weather conditions ? thick fog and low visibility ? combined with the aircraft?s descent to locate an airstrip, leading to a catastrophic impact.Share on:
